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SQUASH
First Singaporean in semis
SINGAPORE, Saturday (AAP
AFP). - Singapore's national
squash champion Zainal won a
standing ovation when he pulled off
a history-making 1-9, 5-9, 9-3, 9-2,
9-4 victory over Australian pro
fessional and fourth-seeded Ricki
Hill in the quarter-finals of the
Anchor Singapore Open on Thurs
day night.
Zainal's win over the world's No 24
player made local history as he became
the first Singaporean to make it into the
semi-finals of the tournament since it
began to attract world-class players in
1973.
Zainal will now come up against
Egyptian professional Ali Aziz.
The Egyptian had no difficulty mov
ing forward when he beat Malaysia's S.
Maniam, 9-3, 9-1, 9-3.
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